އޫރު

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Dhivehi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit सूकर (sūkará). Cognate to Sinhalese ඌරා (ūrā).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

އޫރު (ūru) (plural އޫރުތައް (ūrutak̊))

  1. pig

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އޫރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 199
  • O'Shea, Michael (2005) English-Dhivehi/Dhivehi-English Dictionary[1], Belconnen, page 48